i used her real name. and people always ask about rita and, you know, how -- the way she got into my book -- i was two thirds of the way through the writing process, and my editor called me and said, "linda, you can't love everyone." you know, "you're going to have no credibility here. you're not writing a fairy tale isn't there anyone out there that you genuinely dislike?" and i said, "oh, yes. there is." and i wrote more than he cared to hear about -- about this character, rita. c-span: who was she? >> guest: she was one of my closest neighbors for two years, the first two years that i was back on the island. and she was a major nuisance. she would come over uninvited, let herself in. even if i wasn't home, she'd be in my house, using the telephone without permission. and you know, i'd ask her time and time again, "please," you know, "don't come in if i'm not home." we don't lock our doors on the island. we don't lock our vehicles. we don't take keys out of anything. so to have somebody very intrusive, i